| Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Haloxylon griffithii ssp. wakhanica (Paulsen) Hedge |
| Synonyms | Anabasis wakhanica Paulsen |
| Arthrophytum lindbergii Aellen | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2100-4200m |
| Description | pale strigose, leaves linear, terete, obtuse, floral bracts smaller, orbiculate, flowers densely crowded in spherical clusters |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | AMARANTHACEAE
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